Patten Residents Can
Now Renew Vehicle Registrations over the Internet

Renewing your vehicle registration is an
annual event that generally requires getting in line at the town office
to pay the municipal excise tax, and then for some getting in line again
at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to pay the registration fee.

Have you ever wondered if there is an easier
way?

Now, for the residents of Patten, there
is--with Rapid Renewal, a new online service introduced by Secretary
of State Dan A. Gwadosky and launched by Patten today. Instead of getting
in line, you can get online to renew your vehicle registration. Just
point and click, and in a few easy steps you can pay your municipal
excise tax and registration fee from your home, office or any other
convenient location with Internet access.

"Rapid Renewal is a groundbreaking
Internet service that moves Maine closer to the concept of
e-government. For the first time Patten citizens will be able to conduct
business online with municipal and state government in one seamless
transaction," stated Secretary Gwadosky. "This is one of the
first municipal and state government partnerships in the country to
provide integrated e-commerce services online," Secretary Gwadosky
continued. "We know this will open the door for other agencies
to provide more convenient online services to Maine citizens."

Resident's of Patten no longer need to
worry about making it into the town office during business hours. With
Rapid Renewal, they can perform their registration renewals online 24
hours a day. Once they complete the process, they will be provided with
a receipt and confirmation number, and they will receive the new registration
certificate and stickers in the mail within a few days.

The Rapid Renewal program is sponsored
by Secretary of State Dan A. Gwadosky and was developed cooperatively
by his department, ten pilot municipalities, and InforME, the Information
Resource of Maine. While municipal participation in the program is voluntary,
Patten was eager to launch Rapid Renewal to provide its citizens with
this efficient and convenient service.